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• kedi (2016) ★★★★☆
• moonlight (2016) ★★★★☆
• ali: fear eats the soul (1974) ★★★☆☆
• germany pale mother (1980)
• only yesterday (1991) ★★★☆☆
• whisper of the heart (1995) ★★★★★
• i, olga hepnarová (2016)
• alice (1988)
• love, simon (2018) ★★☆☆☆
• dongju: the portrait of a poet (2016)
• hatsukoi (2006)
• naüsicaa of the valley of the wind (1984) ★★★★☆
• the handmaiden (2017) ★★★★☆
• the long excuse (2016)
• in the mood for love (2000) ★★★★★
• after life (1998) ★★★★☆
• paris is burning (1990) ★★★★☆
• chungking express (1994) ★★★★☆
• dumplings (2004) ★★☆☆☆
• the devil's backbone (2001) ★★★☆☆
• the kingdom of dreams and madness (2013) ★★★★☆
• grave of the fireflies (1988) ★★★☆☆
• tokyo drifter (1966)
• fe (1994)
• the godfather (1972)- ★★★☆☆
• tokyo blood (1993)
• the colour of pomegranates (1968) ★★★★☆
• tokyo vampire hotel (2017)
• little forest (2018, kor) ★★★★☆
• an: sweet red bean paste (2015) ★★★☆☆
• mùi du du xanh / the scent of green papaya (1993) ★★★★★
• gabbeh (1996)
• in this corner of the world (2018)
• strawberry shortcakes (2006)
• a bride for rip van winkle (2016)
• vive l'amour (1994)
• rafiki (2018)
• helter skelter (2012)
• lion (2016) ★★★★☆
• lola (1981)
• girls of the sun (2018)
• persona (1966)
• the wind rises (2013) ★★★★☆
• burning (2018) ★★★☆☆
• saving face (2004)
• dear ex (2018) ★★★☆☆
• skate kitchen (2018)
• dilwale dulhania le jayenge (1995)
• esteros (2016) ★★★★★
• osama (2003) ★★★★☆
• parasite (2019) ★★★★★
• shoplifters (2018) ★★★★☆
• what we do in the shadows (2014) ★★★★★
• throw away your books, rally in the streets (1971)
• decoder (1984)
• eat drink man woman (1994)
• maurice (1987) ★★★★★
• queen and slim (2019)
• love streams (1984)
• portrait of a lady on fire (2019) ★★★★★
• mirai (2018)
• la muda de porticci (1916)
• we need to talk about kevin (2011)
• sátántangó (1994)
• the legend of suram fortress (1985) ★★★★☆
• jennifer's body (2009) ★★★★☆
• distance (2001)
• blue gate crossing (2002)
• y tu mamá también (2001) ★★★★☆